How many renters in Rice Lake, WI pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Rice Lake, WI, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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49.0% (±10.3 points) of renting households in Rice Lake, WI spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

29.7% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 29.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 49.0% (±10.3 points)
Paying 35% or more: 29.7% (±7.8 points)
Median share of income: 29.7% (±2.4 points)

Rent as a share of income in Rice Lake

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Rice Lake	Barron County	Wisconsin	United States
Less than 15%	9.5% (±5.0 points)	17.4%	16.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	14.5% (±6.2 points)	14.9%	14.9%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.4% (±6.2 points)	10.7%	13.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	15.6% (±6.0 points)	12.2%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	19.3% (±6.7 points)	15.2%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	29.7% (±7.8 points)	29.6%	35.0%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Rice Lake against Barron County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rice Lake	Barron County	Wisconsin	United States
Paying 30% or more	49.0% (±10.3 points)	44.8% (±6.0 points)	43.7% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	29.7% (±7.8 points)	29.6% (±5.0 points)	35.0% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	29.7% (±2.4 points)	27.9% (±1.9 points)	27.2% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$36,974 (±$7,736)	$41,111 (±$2,732)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$856 (±$64)	$879 (±$37)	$1,087 (±$4)	$1,413

In Rice Lake, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Barron County (44.8%).

It is not measurably different from Wisconsin (43.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Barron County, Rice Lake ranks 14 of 35 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 417 of 1,813.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Rice Lake

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rice Lake
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Rice Lake	—	49.0% (±10.3 points)	—
Town of Rice Lake	2.5 mi	19.3% (±18.6 points)	Lower
Town of Stanley	3.7 mi	59.1% (±38.8 points)	Not measurably different
Cameron	5.4 mi	44.2% (±17.2 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Stanfold	5.9 mi	26.7% (±71.9 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Barron	6.0 mi	21.4% (±34.4 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Doyle	7.2 mi	100.0% (±110.3 points)	Not measurably different
Barron	7.3 mi	48.8% (±24.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Oak Grove (Barron County)	7.6 mi	0.0% (±65.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Town of Rice Lake, WI (19.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Barron County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
8 (tie)	Cumberland	54.5% (±23.2 points)
8 (tie)	Town of Prairie Farm	54.5% (±28.9 points)
10	Prairie Farm	53.7% (±24.5 points)
11	Town of Prairie Lake	51.5% (±51.0 points)
12 (tie)	Almena	50.0% (±20.3 points)
12 (tie)	Dallas	50.0% (±28.3 points)
14	Rice Lake	49.0% (±10.3 points)
15	Barron	48.8% (±24.7 points)
16	Cameron	44.2% (±17.2 points)
17	Town of Cedar Lake	42.9% (±74.7 points)
18	Town of Maple Plain	40.9% (±45.9 points)
19	Town of Lakeland	40.0% (±42.6 points)
20	Town of Arland	38.5% (±31.7 points)

Showing 13 of 35 places in Barron County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Rice Lake

Are renters in Rice Lake rent-burdened?

49.0% of renting households in Rice Lake pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Rice Lake spend on rent?

The median renting household in Rice Lake, WI spends 29.7% (±2.4 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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